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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Journalism Education (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
EDCI 110   - Foundations of Education   3      
ENGL 100   - Expository Writing I   3      
MC 110   - Mass Communication in Society   3      
MATH 100   - College Algebra   OR 3      
STAT 225   - Introduction to Statistics   3      
PSYCH 110   - General Psychology   3      
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
COMM 106   - Public Speaking I   3      
ENGL 200   - Expository Writing II   3      
MC 120   - Principles of Advertising   3      
MC 130   - Writing Conventions and Mechanics   1      
MC 131   - Elements of Media Writing   1      
MC 132   - Writing Styles and Audiences   1      
Arts & Humanities Requirement 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
EDCI 200   - Teaching as a Career   1      
EDCI 230   - Early Field Experience   1      
MC 160   - Principles of Journalism   3      
Arts & Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Natural & Physical Sciences Requirement 4 KSC 040  
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
MC 180   - Principles of Public Relations   3      
MC 191   - Audio Essentials   1      
MC 192   - Photography Essentials   1      
MC 193   - Video Production Essentials   1      
MC 194   - Social Media Essentials   1      
MC 195   - Creative Design   1      
MC 196   - Content Management for Distribution   1      
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
EDCI 315   - Educational Psychology   3      
EDCI 320   - Core Teaching Skills and Lab   3      
EDSP 323   - Exceptional Students in the Secondary School    2      
MC 200   - News Reporting and Writing Across Platforms   3      
MC 301   - Photo & Video Storytelling   3      
Elective 3    
Total Credits: 17      
       
Semester 2      
EDCI 318   - Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning   1      
EDCI 405   - Middle-Level Education   2      
MC 331   - Photography Commercial Imaging   3      
MC 340   - Editing for Print and Online Media   3       
MC 406   - Multiplatform News Reporting   3      
MC 466   - Media Law and Ethics   3      
Total Credits: 15      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
EDSEC 455   - Teaching in a Multicultural Society   1      
EDSEC 477   - Content Area Literacies and Diverse Learners   2      
EDSEC 525   - Interpersonal Relations in the Schools   1      
EDSEC 536   - Language Arts Methods for Secondary and Middle Schools   3      
EDSEC 537   - Language Arts Methods Practicum   2      
MC 605   - Supervision of School Publications   3      
Elective 4    
Total Credits: 16      
       
Semester 2      
EDSEC 586   - Teaching Internship in Secondary Schools   1-12      
Total Credits: 12      
       
Total Program Hours: 120